Genting Bhd recorded a 27.4% increase in net profit to RM256mil for the third quarter ended Sept 30, from RM201mil in the corresponding quarter last year boosted by better performance of its leisure and hospitality, plantations, and oil and gas divisions. Revenue rose 28.5% to RM1.08bil from RM843.7mil previously.
The group's net profit for the nine-month period, however, dipped 3.7% to RM563.2mil from RM585mil in the corresponding period last year due to the impact of the SARS outbreak in the region during the second quarter.